Too FAT to be a dad: 360lbs father 'loses custody of
two sons because he's too obese to keep up with them'

A father who weighs 360 pounds
claims has lost custody of his two sons - after a doctor told the
courts he was too overweight to take care of them.

The 38-year-old
man, from Ottawa, Canada, lost his year-long court battle to keep
his sons, aged five and six, on Wednesday.

A judge ruled the boys would be
put up for adoption, claiming the man would have struggled to keep
up with his daily weight-loss program as well as caring for his the
children.

Big problem: A father, who cannot be named under the Child and
Family Services Act, says he is losing a custody battle for his
children as he is too fat

It came
after a doctor found the man could not keep up with the
'energetic' children during a court-ordered assessment of
his health.

The boys
were put in foster care last year, when the man's ex-wife
was hospitalised for a mental breakdown and suspected
overdose.

The man, who cannot be
named under the Child and Family Services Act, had not seen
either of his them for more than a year.

In that time, he has
lost 150 pounds, he said.

Superior Court
Justice M. James ruled: '(The
father’s) weight loss regime is itself a full-time job.
So is parenting two high-needs children. One will
inevitably have to give ground to the other.'

He
said his decision was also based upon the man's former
marijuana use and documented violent outbursts.

Bad
news: A doctor conducting a court-ordered assessment
of his health said his size meant he couldn't keep
up with his sons, aged five and six

He noted that the
man, who, did not know his own strength, had never hurt
his children.

The man told the
Ottawa Citizen:
'I can’t believe the judge called me extremely
overweight. The judge didn’t take into account how much
I had lost.'

He went on: 'The only
thing they have against me is my weight. I’m not too fat
to be a dad. I can be a good dad. I almost ate myself to
death but these days I eat really healthy meals.'

The ruling comes
after a doctor at the Royal Ottawa Hospital's family
court clinic said he was concerned the man's size could
hinder his ability to care for the boys.

Working out: He claims he
has lost 150 pounds since the start of the case. A
video on YouTube shows him lifting weights

The
doctor noted in his report: 'He was short of breath
or winded in simply walking short distances about the
clinic and he lacks both the mobility and stamina
required to keep up with young and active children.'

Before the judge's
ruling, the man told CTV he believes the court case has
bad implications for his health.

'I am a stress
eater,' he said. 'Having them in my life would cause
stress, but not having them in my life would cause even
more stress.'

He added: 'I'm a
passionate man, I love my kids, just want a single
chance to be a father, that's it.'